Selectivity
78%
Total Students
39,040
UG 29,984
PG 9,056
Satisfaction Index
87%
Salary After Attending
$46,000
BASIC
| Web Site | missouri.edu/ |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Columbia |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 29,984 |
| Women | 15,502 (51.7%) |
| Men | 14,482 (48.3%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 9,056 |
| Women | 5,133 (56.68%) |
| Men | 3,923 (43.32%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 78% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 42,290 |
| Graduation Rate | 69% |
| Retention Rate | 87 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | admissions.missouri.edu/ |
| Online Application URL | admissions.missouri.edu/apply/index.php |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 78 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | Recommended |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | No |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | X | ||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 78% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 78% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 78% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 45% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 42% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 50% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | - |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 530 | 650 |
| SAT - Maths | 530 | 530 |
| ACT - Composite | 24 | 29 |
| ACT - Writing | - | - |
| ACT - English | 23 | 30 |
| ACT - Maths | 23 | 27 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://financialaid.missouri.edu/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://financialaid.missouri.edu/cost-of-attendance/net-price-calculator.php |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$25,892 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$10,298 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,344 |
Other Expenses |
$4,756 |
| Total | $42,290 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$24,286 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$10,298 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,344 |
Other Expenses |
$4,756 |
| Total | $40,684 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | No |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | - |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | - |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Agricultural Business and Management, General. | 57 | - | - |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism. | 7 | - | - |
| Agricultural Economics. | 16 | 7 | 6 |
| Agricultural Mechanization, General. | 35 | - | - |
| Animal Sciences, General. | 119 | 23 | 4 |
| Food Science. | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| Plant Sciences, General. | 33 | 13 | 6 |
| Category total | 287 | 49 | 17 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| Area Studies, Other. | 93 | - | - |
| Category total | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Biochemistry. | 61 | - | 8 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 271 | - | 9 |
| Exercise Physiology. | - | - | 4 |
| Genetics, General. | - | - | 4 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. | - | - | 3 |
| Neuroscience. | - | - | 4 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology. | - | 1 | - |
| Pharmacology. | - | - | 2 |
| Physiology, General. | - | 4 | 3 |
| Category total | 332 | 5 | 37 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 124 | 125 | 3 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 705 | 97 | 8 |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management. | 135 | - | - |
| Category total | 964 | 222 | 11 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Journalism. | 549 | 103 | 7 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 183 | 2 | 8 |
| Category total | 732 | 105 | 15 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 84 | 34 | 4 |
| Information Technology. | 70 | - | - |
| Category total | 154 | 34 | 4 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Agricultural Teacher Education. | 14 | 17 | 1 |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | 119 | 18 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | 275 | 17 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | 19 | - | - |
| Education, General. | 14 | - | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 36 | 36 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | 103 | - | - |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. | 50 | - | - |
| Secondary Education and Teaching. | 92 | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | 29 | 20 | 3 |
| Category total | 321 | 467 | 75 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 82 | 6 | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 63 | 8 | 2 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 78 | 14 | 5 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 41 | 10 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 87 | 16 | 11 |
| Engineering, General. | - | 21 | - |
| Industrial Engineering. | 52 | 10 | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 146 | 17 | 7 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | - | 4 | 4 |
| Category total | 549 | 106 | 36 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| English Language and Literature, General. | 95 | 7 | 11 |
| Category total | 95 | 7 | 11 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Apparel and Textiles, General. | 78 | 4 | - |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | - | - | 8 |
| Family Resource Management Studies, General. | 38 | 6 | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. | 81 | - | - |
| Housing and Human Environments, General. | 26 | 1 | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General. | 59 | 27 | - |
| Category total | 282 | 38 | 8 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| French Language and Literature. | 9 | 1 | - |
| German Language and Literature. | 13 | 6 | - |
| Linguistics. | 13 | - | - |
| Russian Language and Literature. | 6 | 2 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 32 | - | - |
| Category total | 93 | 12 | 4 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Athletic Training/Trainer. | 22 | - | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | 52 | 20 | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other. | 11 | - | - |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician. | 14 | 7 | - |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management. | - | 60 | - |
| Medical Informatics. | - | 15 | 4 |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist. | 21 | - | - |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist. | 31 | 27 | - |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist. | 4 | - | 45 |
| Public Health, General. | - | 66 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 198 | 20 | 38 |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. | 21 | - | - |
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology. | - | - | 4 |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General. | - | 8 | 2 |
| Category total | 374 | 223 | 93 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 70 | 4 | 4 |
| Category total | 70 | 4 | 4 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Administration. | - | 63 | 1 |
| Social Work. | 50 | 76 | 3 |
| Category total | 50 | 139 | 4 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | |||
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. | - | 7 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| General Studies. | 91 | - | - |
| Category total | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | - | 3 | - |
| Mathematics, General. | 36 | 6 | 10 |
| Statistics, General. | 23 | 37 | 6 |
| Category total | 59 | 46 | 16 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 160 | - | - |
| Category total | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Forestry, General. | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General. | 48 | 33 | 4 |
| Category total | 66 | 34 | 5 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 132 | 1 | - |
| Category total | 132 | 1 | 0 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 12 | 4 | - |
| Category total | 30 | 7 | 4 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. | 34 | 5 | 2 |
| Chemistry, General. | 26 | 2 | 23 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Physics, General. | 21 | 8 | 6 |
| Category total | 93 | 23 | 34 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Psychology, General. | 271 | - | - |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. | - | 8 | 13 |
| Category total | 271 | 8 | 13 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 18 | 8 | 7 |
| Archeology. | 17 | 5 | - |
| Economics, General. | 60 | 21 | 4 |
| Geography. | 16 | 6 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 111 | 5 | 8 |
| Sociology. | 93 | 5 | 5 |
| Category total | 315 | 50 | 24 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art/Art Studies, General. | 63 | 6 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies. | 16 | - | - |
| Music, General. | 18 | 24 | - |
| Category total | 113 | 32 | 1 |
| Grand total | 5726 | 1619 | 416 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 20 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 19% of classes 10-19 students: 27% of classes 20-29 students: 24% of classes 30-39 students: 11% of classes 40-49 students: 4% of classes 50-99 students: 8% of classes Over 100 students: 7% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 29,984 |
| Women (% of total) | 15,502 (51.7%) |
| Men (% of total) | 14,482 (48.3%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.19 % Asian - 2.39 % Black/African-American - 8.14 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.61 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.98 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.05 % White - 77.82 % Unknown - 0.73 % International Students - 4.08 % |
| All Graduate Students | 9,056 |
| Women (% of total) | 5,133 (57%) |
| Men (% of total) | 3,923 (43%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.19 % Asian - 1.66 % Black/African-American - 3.9 % Hispanic/Latino - 2.89 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.6 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.04 % White - 68.57 % Unknown - 3.89 % International Students - 17.26 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 87 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
69 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | 72% |
| Average Starting Salary | $39,500 per year |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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